Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak

E157801

Cambodian politician Cambodian prince deputy prime minister government minister royal family member

Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak was a prominent Cambodian royal politician and conservative leader who played a central role in the country’s politics during the late 1960s and early 1970s, notably opposing Prince Norodom Sihanouk and aligning with the pro-U.S. Lon Nol regime.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sisowath Sirik Matak	4
Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak canonical	2
Sisowath	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1385757 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak
Context triple: [Cambodian Civil War, keyFigure, Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak]

A. King of Cambodia
The King of Cambodia is the constitutional monarch who serves as the ceremonial head of state and symbol of national unity in the Kingdom of Cambodia.
B. Hayam Wuruk
Hayam Wuruk was a 14th-century Javanese king whose reign marked the political and cultural zenith of the Majapahit Empire in maritime Southeast Asia.
C. Sri Vikrama Rajasinha
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was the final king of the Sinhalese monarchy in Sri Lanka, whose reign ended with the British annexation of his kingdom in the early 19th century.
D. Prince Bolo
Prince Bolo is a dashing, impulsive warrior prince from Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," known for his melodramatic heroism and quest to rescue Princess Batcheat.
E. King of Thailand
The King of Thailand is the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state of the Kingdom of Thailand, traditionally revered as a unifying figure and symbol of national identity.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak
Target entity description: Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak was a prominent Cambodian royal politician and conservative leader who played a central role in the country’s politics during the late 1960s and early 1970s, notably opposing Prince Norodom Sihanouk and aligning with the pro-U.S. Lon Nol regime.

A. King of Cambodia
The King of Cambodia is the constitutional monarch who serves as the ceremonial head of state and symbol of national unity in the Kingdom of Cambodia.
B. Hayam Wuruk
Hayam Wuruk was a 14th-century Javanese king whose reign marked the political and cultural zenith of the Majapahit Empire in maritime Southeast Asia.
C. Sri Vikrama Rajasinha
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was the final king of the Sinhalese monarchy in Sri Lanka, whose reign ended with the British annexation of his kingdom in the early 19th century.
D. Prince Bolo
Prince Bolo is a dashing, impulsive warrior prince from Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," known for his melodramatic heroism and quest to rescue Princess Batcheat.
E. King of Thailand
The King of Thailand is the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state of the Kingdom of Thailand, traditionally revered as a unifying figure and symbol of national identity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cambodian politician ⓘ Cambodian prince ⓘ deputy prime minister ⓘ government minister ⓘ royal family member ⓘ
alliedWith	Marshal Lon Nol ⓘ linked to: Lon Nol
birthDate	1914-01-22 ⓘ
birthPlace	Phnom Penh, Cambodia ⓘ linked to: Phnom Penh
causeOfDeath	execution ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Cambodia ⓘ
deathDate	1975-04-21 ⓘ
deathPlace	Phnom Penh, Cambodia ⓘ linked to: Phnom Penh
education	educated in French colonial schools ⓘ
era	Cold War ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Khmer ⓘ
familyName	Sisowath ⓘ linked to: Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak
fullName	Sisowath Sirik Matak ⓘ linked to: Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak
givenName	Sirik Matak ⓘ
heldOfficeDuring	Khmer Republic era ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Vietnam War era in Cambodia ⓘ
ideology	conservatism ⓘ
killedBy	Khmer Rouge ⓘ
languageSpoken	French ⓘ Khmer ⓘ
memberOfDynasty	House of Sisowath ⓘ
notableFor	conservative opposition to Sihanouk’s neutralist policies ⓘ leadership in the Lon Nol government ⓘ support for closer ties with the United States ⓘ
notableRole	key figure in overthrow of Norodom Sihanouk in 1970 ⓘ
notableWork	role in 1970 Cambodian coup ⓘ
opposed	Prince Norodom Sihanouk ⓘ linked to: Norodom Sihanouk
playedCentralRoleIn	Cambodian politics in early 1970s ⓘ Cambodian politics in late 1960s ⓘ
politicalAlignment	pro-United States ⓘ
positionHeld	Cambodian ambassador to China ⓘ Cambodian ambassador to Japan ⓘ Cambodian ambassador to Thailand ⓘ Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia ⓘ Minister of Finance of Cambodia ⓘ Minister of Interior of Cambodia ⓘ Minister of National Defense of Cambodia ⓘ Prime Minister of Cambodia ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Cambodia ⓘ Phnom Penh ⓘ
relative	King Sisowath Monivong ⓘ Norodom Sihanouk ⓘ Prince Sisowath Monireth ⓘ
religion	Theravada Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Theravada
supportedRegime	Khmer Republic ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cambodian Civil War → keyFigure → Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak ⓘ

1970 Cambodian coup d'état → leader → Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak ⓘ

Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak → fullName → Sisowath Sirik Matak ⓘ